Regis Dubai is honoured to display this collection of Sir Winston Churchill’s work and name our signature suite after him. Ignace Bauwens, General Manager of The St. It was also while he was in Cairo, that he rode a camel to the pyramids to paint them in the sunset. Holding a strong connection with the Middle East, Sir Winston Churchill was responsible for the creation of a Middle East Department at the Foreign Office. His art quickly became his greatest hobby, and he even, exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Sir Winston Churchill was an accomplished artist who produced more than 500 canvases over 48 years despite being 40 years old when he discovered the pleasure of painting. Once the decision was taken to name this spectacular suite after the wartime prime minister then it seemed fitting to share this piece of history with the future guests of the Sir Winston Churchill Suite.” He was very rarely seen without a cigar in his hand. He added: “I purchased one of Sir Winston Churchill’s cigars for my private collection last year. He was a great and effective leader with a strong personality.” He was known as the greatest statesman of the 20th century. The Al Habtoor Group Chairman said: “I have always been a great admirer of Sir Winston Churchill. The cigar, housed in a La Espana box, has a Colorado claro wrapper with a special label bearing Churchill’s name. Once owned by Sir Winston Churchill, Al Habtoor acquired the priceless piece late last year. The suite also exhibits a La Corona Cubano cigar, dated April 1949, personally donated from the private collection of Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, Chairman of UAE conglomerate Al Habtoor Group and creator of Al Habtoor City. The suite’s pièce de résistance is a majestic in-room spiral staircase that leads into the central dome of the hotel, where a rooftop plunge pool reveal panoramic views of the landscaped gardens and surrounds. Two additional bedrooms – one king bed and one twin bed – feature their own double vanity bathrooms. The Sir Winston Churchill Suite includes a master bedroom connected to a generously sized bathroom with an exquisite free-standing bathtub in the centre and adjoining separate male and female walk-in dressing rooms. The suite features a vast living room, a formal 12-seater dining room, elegant study, relaxing lounge area and a spacious majlis that is ideal for meetings. Spread across 913-square-metres, the sprawling suite is the largest of the hotel’s 52 luxurious suites and even bigger than the 800-square-metre Astor Ballroom. Randolph Churchill, the great grandson of the inspirational statesman, writer, orator and Prime Minister who led Britain to victory in the Second World War and Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, Chairman of Al Habtoor Group.įittingly designed to meet the discerning eye of Sir Winston Churchill, the three-bedroom suite holds a meticulous attention to quality and detail, housing a collection of 15 paintings and art pieces from the Churchill archives that include portraits and photographs of the legendary statesman, paintings he mastered himself, and a well maintained Cuban cigar that once belonged to him from the private collection of Chairman Khalaf Al Habtoor. The spacious two-storey suite was formally debuted in the presence of Mr. Regis Dubai at Al Habtoor City has announced the official launch of the hotel’s Sir Winston Churchill Suite. Sir Winston Churchill Suite – Generous size dining room for 12 persons
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